Talk:Starter Pokémon/@comment-29759418-20161210190149/@comment-27248965-20161216121016

Greninja should be a "sweeper" rather than a "tank" -- it isn't designed to take hits, it is built to take out opponents swiftly.

I agree that people should get some originality on choosing Starter Pokemon. However, this brings up the question of battle style. There is a reason why Meganium, Torterra or Chesnaught are not as popular as Charizard, Sceptile, Blaziken or Greninja. Meganium, Torterra and Chesnaught are more defensive, so you need to be more strategic, instead of just using brute force, in order to use them well.